Viqarunnisa students postpone agitation, to attend exams tomorrow

Viqarunnisa Noon School and College students, demonstrating over the suicide of one of their peers, has announced to attend ongoing final examinations from tomorrow.

Earlier, 25 students’ representatives held a meeting with the authorities of the institutions and announced to end their ongoing agitations, our staff correspondent reports from the spot.

Anushka Roy, a students’ representative who took part in the meeting, told reporters that they would attend the ongoing final examinations following assurance from the authorities to meet their demand.

‘As some of our demands have already been met, we have decided to attend our final examinations. The authorities have assured us that our other demands would be met,’ she said.

In another development, some other students were seen staging a demonstration in front of the school gate demanding release of their teacher Hasna Hena.